- present participle of compromise.
compromising
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“It just became harder to justify staying for all the responsible adult reasons,” he told me, when it was compromising his day-to-day happiness.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Some customers opened their new $2,000 phones to find bright lines across the folding screen, compromising the display.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026
The White House denied compromising public safety, and no evidence established that political access changed the FDA’s findings.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Some long-time admirers of Mapfumo, who arrived in Harare on the eve of the helicopter crash, accused him on social media of compromising his principles, though this was denied by the 81-year-old musician.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Fortunately, there are ways in which to use pedagogies that you already know in order to teach the material, without compromising its integrity or authenticity.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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